Horse-blanket.



No. 660,4!4. M Patented 0&23, I900.

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HORSE BLANKET.

(Application filed Jan. 31 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER H. OARLI, OF STILLVVATER, MINNESOTA.

HORSE-BLANKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,414, dated October 23, 1900.

Application filed January 31, 1900. Serial No. 3,443. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER H. OARLI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stillwater, in the county of Washington and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Horse-Blanket, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in blankets for horses or other animals; and the object is to prpvide a blanket with a simple means for fastening it in place, so that it will be prevented from being blown off or slipping down around the animals feet.

I will describe a blanket embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 shows a blanket and its attachments embodying my invention as placed upon a horse, and Fig. 2 is a plan View of the blanket.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body portion of the blanket, having flaps 2 3 at its forward end designed to overlapwhen placed upon an animal, as indicated in Fig. 1, thus providing a double thickness of material, serving as a chest-protector for the animal. The surcingle 4 is adapted to pass through openings 5 6 in the body portion of the blanket, and extended from the surcingle at one side is a fastening-strapY, which passes along the outer side of the body portion of the blanket, thence across the flap 2 through an opening 8 in the flap, and thence through a loop 9 on the flap 3, and at its end this strap 7 is provided with asnap-hook 10 for engaging a ring 11, attached to the body portion of the blanket. From the opposite side of the surcingle a fastening-strap 12 extends along the body portion of the blanket, thence to the outer side of the flap 2, and has a snap-hook connection 13 with a ring 14, attached to the blanket.

While I have shown snap-hooks and rings as fastening devices, it is obvious that other suitable fastening devices may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The surcingle and fastening-straps are removable from the blanket, which will be found convenient when it isnecessary to wash or otherwise clean the blanket.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An animal-blanket, having flaps at its forward end adapted to overlap over the chest of an animal, a surcingle, a fastenin -strap extended from said snrcingle through an opening in one ofthe flaps, a loop on the other flap through which said strap is also designed to pass, a fastening device for said strap, and another fastening-strap extended from the opposite side of the surcingle and adapted to project across the other of the overlapped flaps to a connection with the blanket, substantially as specified.

2. An animal-blanket, comprising a body portion having flaps at its forward end, adapted to overlap over the animals chest, a surcingle having removable connection with the blanket, fastening-straps connected at one end to said surcingle, and adapted to pass over the flaps, and'fastening devices for the ends of said straps, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER-H. OARLI. 

